Love Is No Different Than the Presence
Most relationship pain is often the gap between what we expected and what actually showed up. Expectations can sound reasonable, but they can also pull us out of the moment. They put love in the future, as if it were something we have to earn or secure. In today’s...
From Reactive Perceiver to the Witnessing Presence that I AM
Most of our suffering is caused by the labels we place on it. This is good. That is bad. I am winning. I am failing. I belong. I am alone. The mind turns life into a courtroom, then forces you to pick a side. In the teaching below, Gurudev names this pattern clearly...
Deep Healing and Transformation through I AM Yoga Nidra™
When you internalize your attention through Yoga Nidra, you experience the pranic Being that you are. The mind cannot perceive it, yet you can feel its presence. When there is an absence of conflict and stress in the mind, the Being that was submerged begins to...
Not Just Air: The Power of Breath
Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji Breath as Bridge Between Conscious and SubconsciousYour breath is not merely a physical function. It is the living bridge between your mind, the conscious, thinking self, and your subconscious inner body, which operates automatically...
Accessing the Source of Oneness
Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji When you are identified with your self-image, it acts as a screen of self-concepts and pre-learned perceptions. It arises from the reactively distorted impressions stored in your memories of the past. When you perceive through this...
Celebrating World Yoga Day, 2025: You Are Not the Particle, You Are the Field
Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji On this World Yoga Day, let us return to the true essence of yoga—not as exercise, but as the direct realization of your eternal Self. Yoga experientially teaches you that you are not the limited body or the fragmented mind. You are the...
The Master Key of Yoga: Uniting Hatha and Raja for Embodied Liberation
Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji The path of yoga is more than physical movement. It is a journey from doing to being, from effort to awareness. In the article below, Gurudev Shri Amritji shares how Hatha and Raja Yoga unite to unlock the deeper healing and spiritual...
Living the Truth: Integrative Yoga and the End of Emotional Separation
Integrative Yoga and the End of Emotional Separation Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji When you bring your integrative intention into every interaction, no matter where you go, what you do, or who you are with, you reinforce the inner work of yoga through the outer...
The Hidden Split Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgot
Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji The Futility of Mental Control in Meditation Many seekers approach meditation with the idea that they must control the mind: pushing away thoughts, silencing mental noise, and achieving a kind of inner perfection through effort. But...
Forgiveness and the Truth That Sets You Free
Excerpt from Gurudev Shri Amritji | Dictation: May 28, 2025 In the practice of I AM Yoga®, I say: when someone offends you and you are able to forgive them, it means you have come to a place of inner purity. You are no longer participating in the conflict or...
Gurudev Shri Amritji Elected to the World Yoga Congress Board
Yoga Vidya, Germany | April 25–28, 2025 We are pleased to share that Gurudev Shri Amritji was recently invited to serve as a presenter at the World Yoga Congress, held at Yoga Vidya in Germany from April 25–28, 2025. He was joined by Kamini Desai, PhD, and Nirali...
The Unproductive Pursuit of Happiness: By Marty Simon (Govind)
Much of what we do, we do to make ourselves happier. Sometimes we do things just to be okay. We expend a lot of energy every day in this pursuit. So, the question is, if we are so devoted to making ourselves happier, why do we often experience unhappiness? Why after...
The Unique and Extraordinary Benefits of I AM Yoga: A Meditation-Based Practice
I AM Yoga, unlike many forms of yoga practiced primarily as a physical discipline, integrates meditation deeply into its core, offering profound mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits. While traditional yoga often emphasizes physical postures (asanas) and their...